African Briefs

‘Unequal Realities’ Hold Back Rural Women, Says U.N. on Eve of Women’s CONFAB

March 11, 2018

‘Unequal Realities’ Hold Back Rural Women, Says U.N. on Eve of Women's Confab ... read more »

French Counterterror Scheme Draws Fire in Burkina Faso

March 11, 2018

French Counterterror Scheme Draws Fire in Burkina Faso ... read more »

New ANC President Endorses Transfer of Lands from Whites to Blacks

March 11, 2018

New ANC President Endorses Transfer of Lands from Whites to Blacks ... read more »

Mugabe Lets Loose in Fury at Former Allies Who Ousted Him

February 28, 2018

Mugabe Lets Loose in Fury at Former Allies Who Ousted Him ... read more »

Gifted Filmmaker Praised for ‘Immense Talent’ Passes in Burkina Faso

February 28, 2018

Gifted Filmmaker Praised for ‘Immense Talent’ Passes in Burkina Faso ... read more »

Congo Sends Asylum Seekers Back to U.S., Calling Deportation ‘Inhumane’

February 28, 2018

Congo Sends Asylum Seekers Back to U.S., Calling Deportation ‘Inhumane’ ... read more »

Nigerian Parents Plead with Officials to Speed Up Rescue of Abducted Girls

February 28, 2018

Nigerian Parents Plead with Officials to Speed Up Rescue of Abducted Girls ... read more »

Former Zimbabwe Leader to Receive State-Assisted Burial in Home Village of Buhera

February 20, 2018

Former Zimbabwe Leader to Receive State-Assisted Burial in Home Village of Buhera ... read more »

Ethiopia Resignation Met With Worry, Anger And State Of Emergency

February 20, 2018

Ethiopia Resignation Met With Worry, Anger And State Of Emergency ... read more »

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former Liberian President, Wins Coveted Leadership Prize

February 13, 2018

She is credited with restructuring the military which, like rebel groups, committed atrocities during the civil war, and had even once imprisoned her. ... read more »

Cape Town In Survival Mode As Water Supplies Are Near Zero

February 6, 2018

Cape Town In Survival Mode As Water Supplies Are Near Zero ... read more »

Ghana Begins Water Rationing Shortage Grips Nation

February 6, 2018

Ghana Begins Water Rationing Shortage Grips Nation ... read more »

Mall Developers Stake Out Turf Around Picturesque Victory Falls

February 6, 2018

At least that was the thinking of developers who obtained permits for a $13 million multi-purpose shopping mall not far from Zimbabwe’s renowned Victoria Falls. ... read more »

African Immigrants in Israel Face Forced Deportation

January 22, 2018

In a related development, a group of Israeli airline pilots have vowed not to fly deported African asylum seekers and refugees back to war-stricken countries in their home continent, Israeli media has reported. ... read more »

At Davos Confab of Wealthy Nations, A Stinging Report on Inequality Makes The Rounds